How to read a string containing a '\' using opencsv?

Question

When I\'m reading a csv-file using opencsv it doesn\'t work properly when encountering a \'\\\' at the end of a string. It makes the \" part of the string, instead of the \'

Answer 1

Maybe change the escape character in the constructor of the Reader?

CSVReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(inFile)), ',', '"', '|') 

This is assuming | is not used in your CSV file